It’s spring and around here, that means 79 degrees one day, below freezing the next. Or the day before. Or . . . OK, sounds like the former high school baseball coach in me recalling how one year we played 45 games, the next just 21. It’s still not all that easy to be a […]
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Wednesday NKY HS round-up: Highlands downs Covington Catholic in classic rivalry clash
It’s one of the many rivalries in the area that gets the juices flowing when you hear the two teams mentioned in the same sentence. The first round in baseball belonged to the host Highlands Bluebirds (2-1 overall). The Bluebirds rallied to beat the Covington Catholic Colonels (2-2) by a 5-4 count at Highland Park […]
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Tuesday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Simon Kenton softball pounds way to win over Scott
When the hits started coming, the floodgates opened for the Simon Kenton Pioneers (5-3 overall). Simon Kenton snapped its two-game losing streak with a convincing, four-inning 16-0 run-ruling of the county rival Scott Eagles (5-4). Simon Kenton did not score in the first innings. But the Pioneers put six on the board in the second, […]
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Covington Latin archery team qualifies for nationals
Covington Latin’s archery team will compete in the national tournament after qualifying at the state level earlier this month. The team scored 3,102 at the Kentucky National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) state tournament in Louisville on March 12. Now the team progresses to the NASP Eastern Nationals Tournament in May. Since starting the program […]
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Monday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Campbell County baseball evens record with win over Michigan opponent
It may have been sunny, but chilly in the 40s when the Campbell County Camels baseball team (2-2 overall) took the home field in the afternoon. But Head Coach Scott Schweitzer said the head coach of their opponent told him it was in the 20s at home upon heading south Monday morning. Campbell County was […]
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Weekend NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Highlands, Ryle softball bring home wins in Dan Cummins Classic
The Highlands Bluebirds and Ryle Raiders softball teams won one game out of three in the cold in the Dan Cummins Classic at Great Crossing Park in Georgetown against tough competition. The teams are 2-4 on the season. Highlands opened the day with an 8-0 loss to Collins in four innings. An inning could not […]
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Friday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Simon Kenton Baseball Wins Third Straight
The Simon Kenton Pioneers baseball team (3-1 overall) had the chance to play in the Champions Classic scheduled to take place Friday and Saturday at different locations throughout Northern Kentucky. But it worked out better for the Pioneers to play an 8th Region opponent at home in the Owen County Rebels (1-3) after the tournament […]
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Thursday NKY HS sports round-up: Beechwood baseball bests Campbell County in final at-bat
This one came came down to the last batter and the host Beechwood Tigers baseball team (2-0 overall) came through to down the Campbell County Camels (1-2) by an 8-7 count in non-region action. Tied at seven in the bottom of the seventh, junior second baseman/center fielder Nazario Pangallo walked and stole second with two […]
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Wednesday NKY HS sports round-up: Covington Catholic baseball opens season with win at Boone County
One generally thinks the team that has already played some games has the upper hand on the team opening the season. But that did not turn out to be the case when the Covington Catholic Colonels baseball team opened with a 4-1 9th Region win on the road against the Boone County Rebels (2-2). The […]
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Tuesday NKY HS Sports Round-Up: Campbell County pounds out win over county rival Highlands
The Campbell County Camels softball team (2-0 overall) may not have seen the best pitcher or even the best line-up from the county rivals on the road. But 35 runs in the first two games is impressive. Campbell County recorded another run-ruling against a 9th Region opponent, 16-3 over the Highlands Bluebirds (1-1) in six […]
